diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cb15f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# LaTeX build artifacts
+*.aux
+*.log
+*.out
+*.toc
+*.fls
+*.fdb_latexmk
+*.synctex.gz
+
+# Python
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
diff --git a/MikeEberlein_Resume.docx b/MikeEberlein_Resume.docx
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diff --git a/MikeEberlein_Resume.pdf b/MikeEberlein_Resume.pdf
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diff --git a/MikeEberlein_Resume.tex b/MikeEberlein_Resume.tex
index 76aed4a..5c96a81 100644
--- a/MikeEberlein_Resume.tex
+++ b/MikeEberlein_Resume.tex
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
 \usepackage[sfdefault]{roboto}
 \usepackage{microtype}
+\DisableLigatures{encoding = *, family = *}   % keep fi/fl as two letters so PDF text search / ATS works
 \usepackage[letterpaper,margin=0.5in,top=0.35in,bottom=0.3in]{geometry}
 \usepackage[dvipsnames]{xcolor}
 \usepackage{titlesec}
diff --git a/render_tex.py b/render_tex.py
index 426fa6c..55ac36e 100644
--- a/render_tex.py
+++ b/render_tex.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ PREAMBLE = r"""% Mike Eberlein — single-page resume (generated from resume.yam
 \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
 \usepackage[sfdefault]{roboto}
 \usepackage{microtype}
+\DisableLigatures{encoding = *, family = *}   % keep fi/fl as two letters so PDF text search / ATS works
 \usepackage[letterpaper,margin=0.5in,top=0.35in,bottom=0.3in]{geometry}
 \usepackage[dvipsnames]{xcolor}
 \usepackage{titlesec}